Rhys Nicholson Explained

Rhys Nicholson
Birth Date:1990 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Medium:Stand-up comedy, theatre, television, film
Nationality:Australia, United States
Genre:Comedy
Spouse:Kyran Wheatley

Rhys Nicholson (born 22 April 1990) is an Australian comedian and actor known for being a judge on Drag Race Down Under from 2021 onwards.

Career

In 2011, Nicholson featured in the ABC documentary GayCrashers, alongside Joel Creasey, in which the duo travel to the small town of Colac and perform a stand-up show. Creasey had been the subject of a homophobic attack on an earlier visit to the town.[1]

Rhys Nicholson stars on the show The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.

In 2016, to highlight the importance of marriage equality in Australia, Nicholson publicly married lesbian and fellow comedian Zoe Coombs Marr at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. That year Nicholson and Coombs Marr were also both nominated for the Barry Award for Best Show, which Coombs Marr won.[2]

In 2021, Nicholson served as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, alongside RuPaul and Michelle Visage.[3] The same year they appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains. In 2022, they played Doctor Sarkov in Netflix's science-fiction series The Imperfects.[4]

On 31 October 2023, Nicholson released a book Dish: Spiels, Scoops, Emotional Outbursts and the Occasional Recipe.[5]

Nicholson competed in the third season of Taskmaster Australia, which began airing in September 2024.[6]

They are a dual citizen of Australia and the United States, which they revealed in a July 2024 Instagram post.[7]

Live solo shows[8]

Personal life

Nicholson grew up in Newcastle to parents who were both artists.[9] They are the nibling of a member of Machine Gun Fellatio.[10]

Nicholson is gay[11] and non-binary.[12] [13] They have also spoken openly about their struggle with bulimia.[14]

In September 2023, Nicholson married their partner, former Triple J radio presenter Kyran Wheatley, with whom they had established Comedy Republic, a comedy venue in Melbourne.[15] [16]

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

! |-| 2017| Rhys Nicholson Live at The Eternity Playhouse| Best Comedy Release| | [17] |-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gaycrashers: Opening Shot. ABC Television. 2016-06-18. 13 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150113040841/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/gaycrashers-opening-shot/. live.
  2. Web site: Comedians Zoe Coombs Marr and Rhys Nicholson wed in Melbourne's first gay marriage. Michael. Lallo. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 April 2016. 2016-06-18. 13 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713170517/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedy/melbourne-comedy-festival/comedians-zoe-coombs-marr-and-rhys-nicholson-wed-in-melbournes-first-gay-marriage-20160416-go7vlo.html. live.
  3. Web site: New judge joins RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under . . 2021-02-10 . 2021-03-04 . 2 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302200638/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300243187/new-judge-joins-rupauls-drag-race-down-under . live .
  4. Web site: Lucy . Buglass . Meet The Imperfects cast: who's who in the Netflix sci-fi series . whattowatch.com . 10 September 2022 . en . 8 September 2022 . 8 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908194204/https://www.whattowatch.com/features/meet-the-imperfects-cast-whos-who-in-the-netflix-sci-fi-series . live .
  5. Web site: Dish Spiels, scoops, emotional outbursts and the occasional recipe . . 2023-10-30 . 19 September 2024.
  6. Web site: 2024-09-10 . Taskmaster Australia Moves to Tuesday Nights – Season 2 Starts September 24 . Kevin . Perry . 2024-09-19 . tvblackbox.com.au . en-AU . 2024-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919031529/https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2024/09/10/taskmaster-australia-moves-to-tuesday-nights-season-2-starts-september-24/ . live.
  7. Rhys . Nicholson . Nothing like a new passport to officially announce to yourself you are not a Twink anymore, and haven't been for quite some time. . 13 July 2024 . live . 19 September 2024 . https://archive.today/20240919032520/https://www.instagram.com/p/C9V2ApEyNx8/?hl=en. C9V2ApEyNx8 . rhysnicholson . 13 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Rhys . Nicholson . Rhys Nicholson Biography . . imdb . 11 September 2022 . 11 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220911104419/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3888284/ . live .
  9. S7 EP13: Rhys Nicholson . . Keep It Light Media . Suzi Ruffell . 5 June 2023 . 21 July 2023 . 21 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230721194252/https://open.spotify.com/episode/0o6corLlFgEaL1KAi075h6?si=9713d4c6fc214844 . live .
  10. rhys nicholson: machine gun fellatio . Spotify . Impatient Productions . Michael Chakraverty and Mark Watson . September 2021 . 1 October 2023 . 31 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031191411/https://open.spotify.com/episode/2i9zhINlJcShiMwZ71K4SC?si=oZBAhED3R3OB6qqtWUtdyg&nd=1 . live .
  11. Web site: Gay comedian Rhys Nicholson: Men on train called me a faggot and threatened to 'bash me to death'. 18 March 2018. 15 June 2018. 25 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190825053718/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/18/gay-comedian-rhys-nicholson-men-on-train-called-me-a-faggot-and-threatened-to-bash-me-to-death/. live.
  12. Web site: Rhys Nicholson's MICF 2022 show is clever, polished and so so funny . Saffron . Swire . 15 February 2023 . 15 May 2022 . 15 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220515101210/https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/comedy/rhys-nicholson-rhys-rhys-rhys . live .
  13. Web site: 19 September 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919064000/https://gayexpress.co.nz/2022/08/exclusive-rhys-nicholson-serves-non-binary-realness/ . 2022-08-15 . Exclusive: Rhys Nicholson Serves Non-Binary Realness . 2022-08-25 . YOUR EX . gayexpress.co.nz . en-US .
  14. Web site: Thomas . Sarah . 2017-04-17 . Rhys Nicholson's Sydney Comedy Festival show I'm Fine shares his story of bulimia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180315005029/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedian-rhys-nicholson-shares-his-story-of-bulimia-in-new-show-im-fine-20170330-gva4ku.html . 2018-03-15 . 2018-07-20 . The Sydney Morning Herald.
  15. Web site: 2 May 2022 . Le Cross . Alannah . Rhys Nicholson's wildest dreams have come true, so what comes next? . 11 September 2022 . 12 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712132038/https://www.timeout.com/sydney/comedy/rhys-nicholsons-wildest-dreams-have-come-true-so-what-comes-next . live .
  16. rhysnicholson . Cx1hp5uyICP . One week ago . https://archive.today/20240919060128/https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx1hp5uyICP/?img_index=1 . 19 September 2024 . live . Rhys . Nicholson . 1 October 2023.
  17. Web site: ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 April 2022. 23 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191023051656/https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-comedy-release. live.

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